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A practice with a senseof direction.

NORTHLINE Living is a Porto-based real estate practice — built on the belief that property decisions deserve calm, honest and experienced guidance.

Why NORTHLINE

Every property is a direction — a decision about where your life, your family or your capital is headed next. We named the practice after the simplest, most reliable tool in navigation: the compass. North gives you your bearing; everything else follows.

That's what we do for our clients. We take the noise out of the market — the inflated listings, the pressured sales tactics, the fine print nobody reads — and give you a clear, honest bearing. Then we walk the whole road with you.

Rua das Flores street in Porto

Our story

Born in Porto, built on referrals.

NORTHLINE began the way most good estate agencies should — quietly, and with a small handful of clients who knew exactly what they wanted: an advisor who would tell them the truth.

From that first portfolio of riverfront apartments, we've grown the way we always intended to grow: on referrals, not advertising. Today the practice covers buying, selling, renting and investment across the Porto region, with a team that still visits every property we list.

  • Founded 2019in Porto, by three ex-bank and development professionals
  • Every listing verifiedVisited, photographed and checked by our own team
  • Licensed & insuredAMI 19384 · Professional indemnity cover

By the numbers

A track record of direction

0+Properties matched & sold
0M+In completed transactions
0%Of business from referrals
0Years advising in the north

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The team

The people behind the compass

Advisors, not salespeople. Every member of the team buys and sells property themselves.

Marta Oliveira, Founding Partner
Porto · 15 years

Marta Oliveira

Founding Partner

Former real-estate banker who left the desk to advise buyers directly. Leads every acquisition mandate.

Tiago Silva, Sales Director
Porto · 12 years

Tiago Silva

Sales Director

Runs the sales team and the vendor side — pricing, presentation and the negotiation room.

Inês Costa, Head of Rentals
Porto · 9 years

Inês Costa

Head of Rentals

Keeps the rental portfolio in order — fair agreements, dependable management, happy landlords and tenants.

André Ferreira, Investment Advisor
Porto · 11 years

André Ferreira

Investment Advisor

Builds yield models and portfolio plans for domestic and international investors.

Sofia Rodrigues, Head of New Developments
Porto · 8 years

Sofia Rodrigues

Head of New Developments

Vets every developer we represent and manages off-plan sales from blueprint to handover.

João Mendes, Client Relations
Porto · 6 years

João Mendes

Client Relations

Your first point of contact — viewings, logistics and making sure nothing falls through the cracks.

Values

The rules we work by

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Honesty over close

If a property isn't right for you, we'll say so — even when it costs us the deal. Your trust is worth more than one commission.

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Verify everything

Every listing is visited, photographed and checked. Legal documents are reviewed before a property ever reaches you.

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Advice first, always

We're paid for guidance, not pressure. You'll get our real view on price, timing and risk — in writing if you want it.

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Fees, upfront

Our fees are agreed in writing before we begin, and they never change mid-transaction. No surprises at the finish line.

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Local, through and through

We live in the market we sell. Schools, transport, flood risk, the café culture — we know the street-level truth.

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Here after the keys

Handover isn't the end of our relationship. Most of our work comes from clients who stayed in touch.

Say hello

Come and meet us.

Our office is by appointment in the centre of Porto — coffee's on us, the advice is free.